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Common – Hard Knock TV Interview (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Common. He discusses why No I.D. produced his entire new album, his current status with G.O.O.D. Music, creative license in writing, how acting opened him up, a potential collabo album with Nas and much more. Check it out. Click here to download Blue Sky, Common's... Read more

October 10, 2011 Video

Stalley – Larry Bird (Video)

Stalley gets it in on a rocked out Ski Beatz' track. Check out the video for Larry Bird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osJdi2KiIOU&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 10, 2011 Video

Torae – That Raw

Wow. Pete Rock laced Torae with that BOOM BAP on That Raw. Check out this heat rock. Click here to download.... Read more

October 10, 2011 Audio

Kendrick Lamar interview by LRG (Video)

Here's an interview of Kendrick Lamar where he discusses some of his current musical inspirations. He cites artists like Bilal, Floetry, D'Angelo and Erykah Badu as influences on his melody and general sound. That shows in the soulfulness that is heard throughout Section 80. Check out the interview below as... Read more

October 10, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Video

Pac Div – The Greatness

Here's a hot new joint from Pac Div. It's called The Greatness and features a track from No I.D. that sports gospel-tinged harmonies and lush piano chords. Check it out. Click here to download. ... Read more

October 10, 2011 Audio

?uestlove breaks down the story behind The Roots upcoming Undun album (Video)

He discusses how the album is a concept album and why having the steady gig on The Jimmy Fallon show has given The Roots the security to fully pursue their artistic freedom. Given how much The Roots have already pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, this album should be extremely interesting. ... Read more

October 10, 2011 Video

Big K.R.I.T. – Money on the Floor Behind The Scenes Studio Session (Video)

Big K.R.I.T.'s Money on the Floor featuring 8Ball, MJG and 2 Chainz dropped a couple of weeks ago. Here's a dope behind the scenes look at the making of the track from Cinematic TV and shot by the good folks at Motion Family. Check it out. Click here to download... Read more

October 10, 2011 Video

Raekwon – Dart School (Video)

Here's Raekwon's latest video. Check out Dart School. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSYQeeb_grA&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 9, 2011 Video

Hip-Hop & Love from A3C – Here’s a recap of one of my best hip-hop experiences ever.

A3C was an amazing hip-hop experience this weekend. It was a 3-day hip-hop festival and conference featuring informative panel discussions during the day and showcases with a mind-blowing amount of dope artists at night. Much like at South by Southwest, there was no floss--just a collective respect and love for... Read more

October 9, 2011 Food for Thought

Can you imagine DJ Premier and Nas rocking a classical music track? You don’t need to…as part of a documentary by RE: GENERATION about the history of music, Primo was commissioned to create a classical music track and he and Nas did a collabo with the Berklee School of Music Orchestra.

The film also chronicles the journey of 4 other producers creating music outside of their traditional genres, including Mark Ronson making a jazz track with Erykah Badu. The film won't be released until 2012, but you can check out a trailer featuring Premier preparing for his track below. Seeing how... Read more

October 9, 2011 Video

Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin – Def Jam’s First 25 Years (Audio Interview)

Here's an interview of Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin on the founding and legacy of Def Jam. The intro is a bit stiff (the interview is from NPR...) but it's very cool to hear the story of Def Jam from the voices of the founders, themselves. Click here to hear... Read more

October 9, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought

The Weeknd – Initiation

The Weeknd's new track Initiation is dark, brooding and soulful. The effects he puts on his vocals (continually going from low to high to low again) make it an ear-bending sonic experience. Check it out. For more new music from The Weeknd, click here to check out his remix of... Read more

October 9, 2011 Audio

ElzHi – Out Da Box TV Interview (Video)

Here's a very well done interview of ElzHi by Out Da Box TV. He discusses ElMatic, Slum Village, his early hip-hop influences and more. Check it out. Click here to listen to and download ElMatic, his mind-blowing retake on Illmatic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc8z5zsG7pY&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 8, 2011 Video

Saigon – Oh Yeah (Our Baby) (Video)

Here's the latest video from Saigon's The Greatest Story Never Told, one of the better albums to drop this year. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2U2846xnMV8... Read more

October 8, 2011 Video

Talib Kweil gives an impromptu performance of his new song Distraction and Thieves in the Night during an Occupy Wall Street protest against economic inequality. Check out the video.

Talib Kweli drops 8 minutes of knowledge in rhyme in this impromptu performance on some steps during a peaceful protest against economic equality (Occupy Wall Street). First, he performed a brand new song called Distraction and then he spit some verses to Thieves in the Night. It's a great reminder... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

Here are The 50 Best Radio Freestyles, according to Complex. They discuss each freestyle AND provide audio for each one. It includes freestyles from Tribe, Wu, Snoop, Kanye, Common, Biggie, Nas, Eminem, Jay-Z and many, many more. It’s unbelievable. Just classic.

Complex has been doing a "best of" series for a while but THIS ONE is the best yet. They recently compiled The 50 Best Radio Freestyles and each entry is accompanied by the audio. This compilation would have been worth it for the legendary Common/Kanye battle, alone. The fact that... Read more

October 7, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought

Curren$y – Corvette Doors

Curren$y flows over one of the hottest tracks on Pharrell's In My Mind album. Check out Corvette Doors. Click here to download. And, here's Pharrell's original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgLfJuKUWiw... Read more

October 7, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

J. Cole – A Day in the Life (Video)

AOL followed J. Cole on his album release date and distilled the experience to a tight 3:50 video. Watching it reminds you why so many people rooted for J. Cole in the first place. Congrats to him on 217K sold in week 1 and having the #1 album in the... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

Ski Beatz Interview (Video)

Ski Beatz has been in the game for a minute as a producer. He is best known for his work with Jay-Z (Dead Presidents) and Camp Lo (Luchini) but he is still doing damage today (produced all of Curren$y's Pilot Talk tracks and has an album with Murs coming soon).... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

Quan – Feels So Good (Video)

Here's a new video for Quan's Feel So Good. The track bumps. His flow is right in the pocket on the soulful beat. The video is also very well shot, particularly for an indie. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShX8pwZsBUA&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

Jackie Chain – Parked Outside ft Bun B and Big K.R.I.T.

Big K.R.I.T. has blazed the hooks of a couple of songs recently. Last week was his feature on T.I.'s I'm Flexin' (also produced by K.R.I.T.) and here's another. Check out Parked Outside by Jackie Chain, featuring Bun B and Big K.R.I.T. Click here to download.... Read more

October 7, 2011 Audio

Donny Goines – Champion’s Anthem ft Bun B, XV & Pill

Bun B, Donny Goines, XV and Pill go in on a monster beat that has a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League feel to it (though it's produced by Maki). Check out Champion's Anthem.... Read more

October 7, 2011 Audio

J. Cole performs Work Out and Cole World on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)

Keeping with the live music theme, here are a couple of performances by J. Cole from the Jimmy Kimmel Live show. He does a version of Work Out that is funkier than the recorded version, and below is his performance of Cole World. Also, click here for a behind the... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli performed their new song on The Colbert Show recently. Check out the Fix Up below.

October 7, 2011 Video

The A3C hip-hop festival began Thursday in Atlanta and AFH is here covering it. We caught Rapper Big Pooh kept the energy at a high level when he hit the stage. Below is our footage of him performing Nobody Like Me, which gives you a taste. Check it out.

The A3C hip-hop festival began today in Atlanta and we're here covering it. It's hip-hop in its purest form. There is music in every room and the talent ranges from people doing their first shows to legends like Grandmaster Flash and MOP. Tonight, there were several showcases. We caught J-Live... Read more

October 7, 2011 Video

K-OS – Faith Pt. 2 ft Drake

K-OS dropped a really hot song last year called Faith. It featured a soulful hook, a verse by Drake and a track courtesy of the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Here's part 2 of the song, with new lyrics from K-OS. Check out Faith Pt. 2. Click here to download.... Read more

October 6, 2011 Audio

Redman, Joell Ortiz, Schoolly D – First Time on the Mic (Video)

What was your first time like? That's the question that was asked of Redman, Joell Ortiz and Schooly D regarding their story of the first time they got on stage. Check out this HIGHLY entertaining video. Props to Red Bull for the series.... Read more

October 5, 2011 Video

9th Wonder – A Day With 9th Wonder (Video Interview)

Here's a great interview of 9th Wonder. Whether you're a fan of his or a fan of hip-hop, generally, you should watch this just for the knowledge dude drops. He's been in the business for quite some time and is a student of the game AND a teacher (literally...he's a... Read more

October 5, 2011 Video

Rick Ross – I Love My B*tches & You The Boss ft Nicki Minaj

Here are 2 new joints from Rick Ross' upcoming album, God Forgives, I Don't. I Love My B*tches: You The Boss featuring Nicki Minaj:... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio

Statik Selektah – Never a Dull Moment ft Action Bronson, Termanology & Bun B

Statik Selektah's song Never a Dull Moment is driven by lush piano chords that mesh nicely with the flows of Action Bronson, Termanology & Bun B. It's a bit of a different sound for Statik Selektah but it's a good look. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio

A.Dd+ – Insomniac Dreaming

Black Milk blessed A.Dd+ with a super hot track on Insomniac Dreaming. A.Dd+ did the track right with their verses. This Texas duo continues to be more OutKast than UGK. Check it out. Insomniac Dreaming (prod by Black Milk) by A.Dd+... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio

Termanology – Mama Knows (Video)

Here's a "one and done" tight verse from Termanology. Check out the video for Mama Knows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URK0TACJnJo&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 4, 2011 Video

Here’s a hilarious video from Method Man featuring some “killer” Sour Patch Kids. It’s an extended ad for a new video game, but Meth still gets it in on his verses. Check out World Gone Sour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7uhVtpI5I&feature=player_embedded... Read more

October 4, 2011 Video

After days of teasing, Common dropped his new song today. Check out Blue Sky.

Common dropped an a cappella verse from his new single, Blue Sky, last week. Here's the full song (albeit with tags). Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio

Chuuwee – Dolla Bill Cosby

Here's another strong effort from Chuuwee. In the vein of many others before him (Wu-Tang Clan and Zion I to name a couple), he gives his take on the power of the $$. Check out Dolla Bill Cosby. Click here to download. Wu-Tang Clan's C.R.E.A.M. is probably the best known... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

The Tribe & Big Cats! – Good Life ft Smoke DZA (Video)

Minneapolis has a rich music history, but it is not particularly known for hip-hop. The Tribe & Big Cats! are trying to change that. They had their debut earlier this year and now have a series where they will release a new song each month with a special guest. This... Read more

October 4, 2011 Audio, Playlists, The Bridge, Video

Kids These Days – Clear Eyes (Video)

I got hip to Kids These Days about a year ago and instantly became a fan. I still haven't heard anything that disappointed me. They are a multi-cultural hip-hop band that performs with live instruments (including a horn section). Here's a new video from them called Clear Eyes. Check it... Read more

October 3, 2011 Video

Terrace Martin – Do It Again ft Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa

Here's the 2nd track from Terrace Martin's upcoming Locke High 2, album. Click below to listen to Do It Again featuring Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa.... Read more

October 3, 2011 Audio

Focus – The Hard Way ft T3 & Joe Scudda

The Hard Way is another solid track from Focus. He supplies the production and T3 and Joe Scudda bring the verses. Check it out. The Hard Way [feat. T3 & Joe Scudda] by Focus...... Read more

October 3, 2011 Audio

Drake – Headlines (Video)

Here's the latest video from Drake. Check out Headlines. http://vimeo.com/29906266... Read more

October 2, 2011 Video

Florence + The Machine – Shake it Out (The Weeknd Remix)

The Weeknd did an incredible remix of Florence + The Machine's Shake It Out. It works so well, it sounds like they wrote the song together. If you like The Weekend's sound or get down with folks like Portishead, Tricky and DJ Shadow, this one should move you. A version... Read more

October 2, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

Blu – The Greatest Guest Features Collection (4-Mixtape Set)

A few weeks ago, RealHipHopHead put together a comprehensive set of 6 mixtapes featuring nothing but Nas features and rare songs. Now, they've done the same for Blu. Here's a 4-mixtape set filled with Blu features. You can download the 4-mixtape set, see the tracklist and read what RealHipHopHead had... Read more

October 2, 2011 Audio, Mixes

We lost the godmother of hip-hop earlier this week. Sylvia Robinson, the co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, passed away on Thursday. Here’s a playlist of some of the music from Sugar Hill. You’ll hear music from The Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Treacherous Three, The Funky 4 +1, The Sequence and more. RIP Sylvia Robinson.

She put out 2 of the most important records in hip-hop history. Rapper's Delight was the first record to put hip-hop on the global map and The Message forever changed the notion of what hip-hop could be. Click below to hear the playlist.... Read more

October 1, 2011 Audio, Playlists

Styles P – Feelings Gone + We Don’t Play ft Lloyd Banks

Here are 2 new tracks from Styles P. First is Feelings Gone and next is We Don't Play ft Lloyd Banks. Check out both below. Feelings Gone (produced by Statik Selektah--radio rip) Click here to download. We Don't Play ft Lloyd Banks Click here to download.... Read more

September 30, 2011 Audio

T.I. has been gettin’ it in since his release. Here’s a new banger from him that was produced by Big K.R.I.T. and features K.R.I.T. on the hook. Check out I’m Flexin’.

Also, click here if you missed Young Jeezy's new song with T.I. called F.A.M.E.... Read more

September 30, 2011 Audio

Common – Blue Sky A Cappella Verse (Video)

Common is dropping a new single called Blue Sky soon. Recently, he kicked an a cappella verse from the song. You can check out the video below for a sneak preview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNPOhnH5c48&feature=player_embedded... Read more

September 30, 2011 Video

T.I. joins Jeezy on a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat. Check out F.A.M.E.

Click here to download.... Read more

September 29, 2011 Audio

Constantine – Get Away ft The Game & Kurupt + Kurupt – Take It Off ft DJ Quik

Here's a double dose of Kurupt. First up is Constantine's Get Away featuring Kurupt and The Game. Next is Kurupt's Take It Off featuring DJ Quik. Check out both below. Constantine - Get Away ft Kurupt & The Game Click here to download. Kurupt - Take It Off ft DJ... Read more

September 29, 2011 Audio

The Gooneez & The Fratelleez – Too Strong ft Kendrick Lamar

Here's song with live instruments, interesting lyrics and an ill Kendrick Lamar feature. Good combo. Check out The Gooneez & The Fratelleez's Too Strong featuring K-Dot. Click here to download.... Read more

September 29, 2011 Audio

J. Dilla – Detroit Madness ft Phat Kat

Newly released J. Dilla?? Umm, yes please!! Another album featuring tracks from the late, great legend is being prepared for release. Here's a snippet of the first single. Check out Detroit Madness featuring Phat Kat. Click here to download.... Read more

September 29, 2011 Audio